When a recipe says to butter the pan, can you NOT butter if using this pan? My pan without the non-stick coating rusted.
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When it says, butter the pan, I would do just that. You can take off the rust with Olive Oil or vegetable oil. Remove the rust and continue to use the pan. But butter it. If You would like to cover the bottom of the pan, cut a circle of parchment paper and put on the bottom. But in order to made the cake or whatever come out of the pan, you must oil or butter it.
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Well, I always spray it anyway. It's a fabulous pan. Very large. It is really one of my favorites. It holds a large tart, a double cornbread recipe..I've never tried not spraying it. Hope this helps.
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I made a quiche in it and did not butter, I may have sprayed with Pam, don't remember..
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As long as you don't scratch thru the coating it won't rush.Being that its a tart pan and your crust should have margarine or butter as a major component it should just wipe clean (mine do)Don't put it in the dishwasher.Good luck.
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Never, ever use anything metal on non stick. A fork is liable to scratch the surface and many other abrasives can too. This is a great tool to use for a flat top or skillet.
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As with any non stick surface it is not a good idea to use metal utensils on this cookware. On the other hand, I do sometimes use a metal spoon or a metal spatula on it but it is not often and there have been no marks rom it but that is because I am incredibly careful with my cookware. I would say that in most cases it is OK.. although I would recommend that you are seriously careful with it.
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Gosh, I don't know why not. I treat it the same as I do my other metal pans, not worrying about using metal utensils and I don't see any damage on the pan! It hasn't complained, but then I haven't asked. Kidding aside, I see no problems and I use it all the time.
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it is not a non-stick surface. You have to make sure you oil, pam, butter the pan well in order for items to not stick. It's a little learning curve if you haven't cooked like this before, but I love my SS skillets way more than the teflon coated skillets I've had in the past.
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Oh..forgot to mention.. Never pre heat this pan on high..As with all non stick...It will destroy them.. Read the directions and save the warranty card !
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The top has a nonstick coating, but the bottom that touches the bacon is preseasoned. no nonstick coasting there touching your food. Thats why its rust proof too.
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Technically, No. It does not have the usual "non-stick" coating you may be familiar with. Although it is not technically "non-stick," I have had no problems with it in the several times I've used it. I do a lot of cooking that requires sautéed minced/chopped garlic and chopped onion. As long as you use a proper amount of olive or other cooking oil and don't have the heat up too high you should have no real problems. That and proper stirring will keep your clean up rather easy (minimal scouring with a Brillo or such). It is a fine Dutch Oven with one drawback--the handles get a bit too hot for bare fingers!! ;-) It's good, use it in good health. Technically, No. It does not have the usual "non-stick" coating you may be familiar with. Although it is not technically "non-stick," I have had no problems with it in the several times I've used it. I do a lot of cooking that requires sautéed minced/chopped garlic and chopped onion. As long as you use a proper amount of olive or other cooking oil and don't have the heat up too high you should have no real problems. That and proper stirring will keep your clean up rather easy (minimal scouring with a Brillo or such). It is a fine Dutch Oven with one drawback--the handles... » Read More Technically, No. It does not have the usual "non-stick" coating you may be familiar with. Although it is not technically "non-stick," I have had no problems with it in the several times I've used it. I do a lot of cooking that requires sautéed minced/chopped garlic and chopped onion. As long as you use a proper amount of olive or other cooking oil and don't have the heat up too high you should have no real problems. That and proper stirring will keep your clean up rather easy (minimal scouring with a Brillo or such). It is a fine Dutch Oven with one drawback--the handles get a bit too hot for bare fingers!! ;-) It's good, use it in good health. « Show Less
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I have only had mine for 6 months, but I use it almost every day. I oiled the pan with butter, the first three times. I washed and dried it immediately after use. Haven't seen a speck of rust, yet.
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the same thing happened to my pan and I just cover it with aluminum foil then spray that with cooking spray. turns out completely fine PLUS there's no cleaning that way. :)
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You are correct. It is not "non stick" surface. If you preheat the cookware, and use proper cooking technique nothing will stick!
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I'm sorry it seems as though your problem is unique to your machine. Mine works perfectly and I have never used any kind of spray or butter on it, I would follow the suggestions of spraying the surface while cold and maybe it will season itself again.
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I didn't season mine and it's fine. But always use oil when frying/sauteeing; it's not really non-stick. Also, do not put in the dishwasher. And be advised: It is not real ceramic; it's a plastic polymer-coated pan. The coating is "safe", but if it's scratched, throw it away because the layer under the coating contains lead and other heavy toxic metals such as cadmium. Most of the reviews/research I have read say its usage life is about a year. Good luck.
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You shouldn't be able to. The coating on this pan is baked on; I scrub mine pretty hard when I clean it. Since it's cast iron, the only way you *could* (not likely) damage it is if you somehow removed the coating on the ridges. If you did, you would be exposing the bare cast iron underneath. A simple test would be to soak the pan in water for some time then dump the water out and let it air dry. If you see rust anywhere, you have an issue. Again, I really can't imagine that's the case though, and you may just have some baked-on debris between the ridges.
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You can, but it is better if you don't. The process of the non stick coating allows for metal utensils, they will over time scratch the coating.
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In my experience, I have have to use a non-stick cooking spray. Butter has not worked well.
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No. The nonstick coating doesn't interact with food and cleans up so easily. No need to risk damaging it with scouring, sponge and soap is all it takes. I use high temp silicon tools to cook with it and the coating has not scratched in years of use, and I cook a lot. And I use this pan at least a few times a week. Even though I have very spendy Bourget copper cookware, this is the most used pan in my kitchen. Top recommendation, regardless of price, the bonus is that it's a very inexpensive pan. Don't know how it would hold up to metal tools, but there's lots of great high temp silicon tools out there that will be very easy on the pan - so why take the chance? No. The nonstick coating doesn't interact with food and cleans up so easily. No need to risk damaging it with scouring, sponge and soap is all it takes. I use high temp silicon tools to cook with it and the coating has not scratched in years of use, and I cook a lot. And I use this pan at least a few times a week. Even though I have very spendy Bourget copper cookware, this is the most used pan in my kitchen. Top recommendation, regardless of price, the bonus is that it's a very inexpensive pan. Don't know how it would hold up to metal tools, but there's lots of great high temp silicon... » Read More No. The nonstick coating doesn't interact with food and cleans up so easily. No need to risk damaging it with scouring, sponge and soap is all it takes. I use high temp silicon tools to cook with it and the coating has not scratched in years of use, and I cook a lot. And I use this pan at least a few times a week. Even though I have very spendy Bourget copper cookware, this is the most used pan in my kitchen. Top recommendation, regardless of price, the bonus is that it's a very inexpensive pan. Don't know how it would hold up to metal tools, but there's lots of great high temp silicon tools out there that will be very easy on the pan - so why take the chance? « Show Less